SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Lake Superior State lost another nail biter against No. 3 Miami, falling 2-1 Saturday at the Taffy Abel Arena. It was the Lakers' second straight one-goal loss to the RedHawks and fourth straight one-goal decision against them. They finished 1-3 against Miami during the regular season.

The Lakers (15-18-1 overall, 10-15-1-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association) head to Marquette, Mich., next weekend for their final CCHA regular-season series against Northern Michigan.

Miami (21-8-5 overall, 16-6-4-4 CCHA) opened the game with a power-play goal by Riley Barber at 8:42 of the first period.

Junior forward Dan Radke (5-14--18) tallied the lone LSSU goal on assists from sophomore defender Kevin Czuczman (2-8--10) and junior defender Zach Sternberg (5-12--17).

At 10:25 of the second period, Miami's Matthew Caito tallied the game-winning goal.

LSSU's netminder Kevin Kapalka (6-6-1) recorded the loss for the Lakers, facing 31 shots. Ryan McKay stopped 44 of 45 shots for the RedHawks.

LSSU 1, Miami 2 boxscore